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U.K. Medical Staff Who Treated Ex-Spy And His Daughter Did Not Expect Them To Survive

Doctors and nurses took steps quickly that saved the lives of Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia after they were attacked with a deadly nerve agent on March 4.
The main entrance to Salisbury District Hospital as Yulia Skripal is discharged from the hospital on April 10, 2018 in Salisbury, England. Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal were attacked with nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury on March 4.

When former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were admitted to a hospital in Salisbury, England, in early March, medical officials first thought they might be dealing with a drug overdose.

Then possibly an infectious outbreak.

When staff at Salisbury District Hospital finally realized it was a deadly nerve agent did with hospital staff.

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